December 04, 2012, 7:40PM

Second grade teacher Janette Showalter, a Teacher of the Year finalist from Fredericksburg Elementary School in the Northern Lebanon School District, listens as student Jordan Troup, 7, tells a story about her, during the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Keystone Awards of Excellence, at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center in Hershey Tuesday December 4, 2012. CHRIS KNIGHT, The Patriot-News

December 04, 2012, 7:40PM

Language Arts teacher Denise Williams, a Teacher of the Year finalist from Northern Lebanon Middle School, hugs student Kate Wentling, 13, after she introduced her to the crowd, during the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Keystone Awards of Excellence, at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center in Hershey Tuesday December 4, 2012. CHRIS KNIGHT, The Patriot-News

December 04, 2012, 7:40PM

Student Jordan Troup, 7, needs a boost to get to the microphone as he introduces his teacher Mrs. Janette Showalter, second grade teacher at Fredericksburg Elementary School, during the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Keystone Awards of Excellence, at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center in Hershey Tuesday December 4, 2012. CHRIS KNIGHT, The Patriot-News

December 04, 2012, 7:40PM

Ryan Devlin, center, English teacher at Brockway Jr./Sr. High School in Jefferson County, is named Teacher of the Year, during the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Keystone Awards of Excellence, at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center in Hershey Tuesday December 4, 2012. CHRIS KNIGHT, The Patriot-News

December 04, 2012, 7:40PM

Jennifer Hoffner-Turkowski, first grade teacher at University Park Elementary School in the Gateway School District, wins the 2012 Milken Educator Award, during the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Keystone Awards of Excellence, at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center in Hershey Tuesday December 4, 2012. CHRIS KNIGHT, The Patriot-News

December 04, 2012, 7:40PM

Student Alice Navadeh, 13, from Marshall Middle School in the North Allegheny School District, talks about how great her Teacher of the Year Finalist Librarian James Prince, during the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Keystone Awards of Excellence, at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center in Hershey Tuesday December 4, 2012. CHRIS KNIGHT, The Patriot-News

December 04, 2012, 7:40PM

Sec. of Education Ron Tomalis, speaks during the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Keystone Awards of Excellence, at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center in Hershey Tuesday December 4, 2012. CHRIS KNIGHT, The Patriot-News

December 04, 2012, 7:40PM

Suzanne Gausman, center, Director of the Infinity Charter School, gets her Blue Ribbon Award from Sec. of Education Ron Tomalis, right, and an unidentified woman, during the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Keystone Awards of Excellence, at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center in Hershey Tuesday December 4, 2012. CHRIS KNIGHT, The Patriot-News

December 04, 2012, 7:40PM

Denise Williams, center, from Northern Lebanon Middle School, is introduced as a finalist for Teacher of the Year, by Principal David Yavoich, left, Northern Lebanon Middle School, student Kate Wentling, 13, and Sec. of Education Ron Tomalis, right, during the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Keystone Awards of Excellence, at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center in Hershey Tuesday December 4,...